Ironing board mounting



Nov. 15, 1932. w. R, DUNKIN 1,888,114

IRONING BOARD MOUNTING Filed Feb. 5, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 1%].

INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Nov. 15, 1932. w. R. DUNKIN 1,883,114

IRONING BOARD MOUNT'ING Filed Feb. 5, 19152 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORN EYS25 ferred from its supported position in the en' Patented Nov. 15, 1932PATENTFOF'F ICE WINFIELD DUN KIN, OF HUNTINGTON, INDIANA IRONING BOARDMOUNTING Application filed February The invention relates to an ironingboard mounting and more especially to a transfer mounting for ironingboards in cupboards, bookcases, cabinets or the like.

The primary object of the invention .is the provision of a mounting ofthis character wherein an ironing board can be conveniently storedwithin an enclosure and when it is desired to make use of the enclosurefor the storing of articles therein, the ironing board when placedtherein can be transferred from its supportwithin the enclosure onto thedoor so that when the door is open free access may I be had to theshelves or other hangersOrsup- 5 ports interiorly of the enclosure.

Anotherobject of the invention is the provision of a mounting of thischaracter wherein the lroning board when within the enclosure can beswung to usable position and when not in use is concealed within theenclosure, although such enclosure will be freely accessible without theironing board when therein constituting a barrier to its shelves,supports or hangers, as the ironing board can be transclosure onto thedoor to be carried thereby and thus avoiding any blocking of the accessto the shelves, supports or hangers of the enclosure when it is desiredto have free access thereto.

A further object of theinvention is the provision of a mounting of thischaracter where in the construction thereof is novel in form and thesame can bereadily manipulated from without the enclosure, the ironingboard being normally concealed within the enclosure in confrontingrelation to the shelves, supports or hangers therein and can be readilyshiftable or transferred onto the door for the enclosure for freeaccessibility to'the enclosure or vice versa for the use of the ironingboard.

A still further object of theinvention is the provision of a mounting ofthis character strong, durable, readily and easily operated,

and inexpensive to manufacture.

1th these and other ObJBCiJS 1n vlew, the lnvention consists in thefeatures of construc- 5, 1932. Serial-No. 591,209f

tion, combination and arrangement of'parts as will be hereinafter morefully described in detail, illustrated in the accompanying drawings,whichadisclose the preferred -em-- bodiment of the invention, andpointed out in the claims hereunto appended. A

In the accompanying drawings Figure l is a front elevation of anenclosure such as a cupboard showing the door thereof in open position,the ironing board therein 69 and the mounting constructed in accordancewith the invention applied. Figure 2 is a View similar to. Figure 1 showing a changed position of the ironing board, namely, carried upon thedoor to 'the en closure. f f

Figure 3 is an enlargedvertical longitudis nalsection'al view on theline '33 of Figure 2' looking in the ,direction'of the arrows.

Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view showing the door closed. i

Figure 5 is afragmentary detail elevation showing the hinge mounting ofthe ironing board when within the enclosure. I

Figure 6 is a sectional view onthe line 66 of Figure looking in thedirection of the arrows.

Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure'6' showing the ironing board in ashifted or lowered .position from normal vertical position.

Figure 8 is a view similar to Figure 5 showing the board elevated forthe transfer thereof from the enclosure onto the. door.

Figure 9 is a perspective View of oneof the bearings for the ironingboard. I

Figure 10 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view through one of theshelves of the enclosure showing in elevation a snapkeeper.

Figure 11 is a sectional view on the line l111 of Figure'lO. I V

Figure 12 is a perspective; view of the keeper engaging plate.

' F igure13 is a perspective view of the hinge shown in Figure 5 anddetached from the board.

Figure 14 is a perspective view of an adjunct thereof.

Figure 15 is a detail perspective view of the transfer means.

Figure 16 is a fragmentary sectional view on the line 1616 of Figure 2.

Figure 17 is a perspective view of the centering members as shown inFigure 16.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views in the drawings.

Referring to the drawings in detail, A designates generally a cupboardor built-in wall cabinet of any standard construction and B the swingingdoor thereto, while within this cabinet is a series of shelves 10, thesebeing cut away at their front edges as at 11 to provide a clearance forthe ironing board 12 which is adapted to be concealed within the cabinetA when not in use and is transferrable from the cabinet A to the door Bby the mounting constituting the present invention 3 and hereinafterfully described.

I erally beyond opposite longer edges of the ironing board 12 toremovably fit within the n hangers 14 and in this fashion the saidironing board 12 is swingingly supported within the enclosure or cabinetA for vertical movement whereby it may be pulled outwardly to ahorizontal position as shown by dotted lines in Figure 3 from its normalvertical or perpendicular position as shown by full lines in said figureof the drawings. The board 12 when in the horizontal usable position issupported'by a foldable prop or leg 18 which foldsagainst the board 12when in perpendicular or upright position.

Carried by one of the uppermost shelves 10 within the cabinet A atopposite ends of the cutawayportion .11 of said shelf are spring pressedsnap keepers 19, each adapted for snapping engagement in a slot 20 in anengaging plate 21 mounted'on the ironing board at each of its longerside edges and in this fashion the said board 12 is retained inperpendicular or vertical position when hung in the cabinet A as shownin Figure 1 of the drawings and thus the accidental. swinging of theboard 12 is prevented.

Carried by the lower portion of the door B is a transferring mechanismwhich com prises a stud shaft 22 journaled transversely of the door B inplates 23 and 24 respectively, the latter'being carried at the innerside of the door and the plate 23 at the outer side thereof. The plate24 is formed with a bail 25 and adapted to swing in this bail is arotatable lifter 26, the same-being fixed to the shaft 22 and suchlifter is designed, when the door is closed, to engage with the pintle15 and on rotation of such lifter to raise the board 12 so as to liftthe pintle from the hangers 14 of the bearings 13 whereby such board 12can be transferred from the cabinet A onto the door B, the latter at itsupper portion being provided with a bail 27 into which is introduced theupper end of the board 12 when being transferred by the lifter 26 andsuch lifter is formed with a seat 28 for the lower end of the board 12and in this fashion carried upon the door B.

The shaft 22 has its outer end extended through an escutcheon plate 29mounted on the outer plate 23 and carries at this outer end a crankhandle 30 so that said lifter 26 canbe turned for the raising andlowerlng of the board when the door B has been closed to the cabinet A.Thusit willbe seen that the board 12 may be transferred from the door Bat its inner face into the cabinet A to engage in the hangers 14 ordischarged from the hangers 14 and'transferred onto the door at itsinner side by the transfer mechanism hereinbefore described.

The plate 24 has mounted thereon a stationary stop 31 which limits theswinging of the lifter 26 in one direction and also a swinging stop 32which when in one position latches and lifter 26 against movement and inan other position permits the turning of the lifter in one direction.This swinging stop 32 is manually manipulated when the door is openedand when in the path of the lifter 26 holds the sameimmovable to retainthe board 12 carried upon side. i

The underside of the board 12 carries a femalemember 33 of a centeringdevice, while the door at its inner face carries the male member 34 ofsuch device so that when the door B is closed these members 33 and 34interfit with each otherto properly center the board with respect to thecutaway portions of the shelves 10 and with relation to the hangers 14for the positive and sure engagement of the pintle 15 with said hangers14 or the disengagement thereof.

The strap brackets 17 each constituting a hinge part has overlying thesame a retaining plate 35 having a retaining or keeper lip 36 tocooperate with the hanger 14 so as to prevent the pintle end disengagingfrom the hanger 14 when the board is within the cabinet A and beingswung from vertical to horizontal position or vice versa. This lip 36 ofthe retaining plate 35 also vertically guides the pintle end into andfrom the hangers 14 when the ironing board 12 is lowered or raised bythe transfer mechanism hereinbefore described.

It should be clearly apparent that the ironing board 12 may betransferred fromthe door B into the cabinet and hung therein as shown inFigure 1 of the drawings, the cabinet being identified by A or onto thedoor as shown in Figure 2 ofthe drawings. The

ironing board 12 when hung within the cabithe door B at its inner feenet may be lowered from perpendicular position to horizontal usingposition as shown by dotted lines in Figure 3 of the drawings and inthis horizontal position will be supported by the prop or leg 18 duringuse thereof.

What is claimed is 1. In a mounting of the character described, acabinet having a door, means within the cabinet and upon the door forthe hanging of an ironing board, and means carried by the door fortransferring the board from the hanger within the cabinet to the hangeron the door or vice versa.

2. In a mounting of the character described, a cabinet having a door,means within the cabinet and upon the door for the hanging of an ironingboard, means carried by the door for transferring the board from thehanger within the cabinet to the hanger on the door or vice versa, andmeans for enabling the swinging of the ironing board when within thecabinet to horizontal using position.

3. In a mounting of the character described, a cabinet having a door,means within the cabinet and upon the door for the hanging of an ironingboard, means carried by the door for transferring the board from thehanger within the cabinet to the hanger on the door or vice versa, meansfor enabling the swinging of the ironing board when within the cabinettohorizontal using position, and means for latching the ironing board innormal perpendicular position within the cabinet.

4. In a mounting of the character described, a cabinet having a door,means within the cabinet and upon the door for the hanging of an ironingboard, means carried by the door for transferring the board from thehanger within the cabinet to the hanger on the door or vice versa, meansfor enabling the swinging of the ironing board when with in the cabinetto horizontal using position, means for latching the ironing board innor mal perpendicular position within the cabinet, and means on theboard and door for the centering of the ironing board when beingtransferred.

5. In a mounting of the character described, a cabinet having a door,means within the cabinet and upon the door for the hanging of an ironingboard, means carried by the door for transferringthe board from thehanger within the cabinet to the hanger on the door or vice versa, meansfor enabling the swinging of the ironing board when Within the cabinetto horizontal usingposition, means for latching the ironing board innormal perpendicular position within the cabinet, means on the board anddoor for the centering of the ironing board when being transferred, andmeans for manual operation of the transfer means exteriorly of the door.

6. In a mounting of the character described, a cabinet having a door,means with in the cabinet and upon the door for the hanging of anironing board, means carried by the door for transferring the board fromthe hanger within the cabinet to the hanger on the door or vice versa,means for enabling the swinging of the ironing board when within thecabinet to horizontal using position, means for latching the ironingboard in normal perpendicular position within the cabinet, means on theboard and door for the centering of the ironing board when beingtransferred, means for manual operation of the transfer means exteriorlyof the door, and means for latching the transfer means when in oneposition.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature. I

WINFIELD R. DUNKIN.

